A Los Angeles-based nonprofit opened an early childhood center specifically for children whose families are seeking asylum in the United States. This center is one of the only places available where migrant children can play and learn for free.

A small brush fire broke out near homes and at least one business, destroying two vehicles and damaging a third Wednesday afternoon in Lakeside, authorities said.

Lakeside firefighters got a call about a vegetation fire threatening structures around 3:15 p.m., according to Division Chief Bernie Molloy of the Lakeside Fire Protection District.

When fire crews arrived at the scene, a quarter-acre blaze was moving up a hill toward homes on a private road just off North Second Street, between Greenfield and Pepper drives, Molloy told OnScene TV.

Flames destroyed two vehicles that were among at least a dozen parked in a small lot against the hill that was on fire. A third card was damaged by flames.

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One homeowner was forced to evacuate, but crews halted the fire before it reached any homes or other structures, Molloy said. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, but under investigation in conjunction with Sheriff’s Department investigators.

Molloy warned that small fires like Wednesday’s, which burned on a small, brushy hillside between structures, can “happen in any neighborhood,” and homeowners should prepare themselves and their properties accordingly.

The White House says Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, has been killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

The 209th anniversary of the Grito de Independencia (Mexican Independence Day) will be celebrated Sunday and among the planned festivities in San Diego is the return of the traditional ceremony to the Mexican consulate after nearly 20 years.